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公开(公告)号：US20240061407A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-22
申请号：US18235210
申请日：2023-08-17
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER , Christof WILL , Stefan PIANA , Reinhard KLINGER
IPC: G05B19/418 , B67C3/00 , B67C3/24
CPC classification number: G05B19/41865 , B67C3/007 , B67C3/24 , G05B2219/39147
Abstract: An apparatus for handling, transporting and inspecting containers along a predetermined transport path, having a first sensor device configured for detecting at least one value characteristic of the transported containers, having a first actuator device arranged along the transport path downstream of the first sensor device and configured for acting upon a transported container and a control device that is spaced apart from the sensor and the actuator device is configured for controlling the first actuator device, wherein at least one output by the first sensor device, as a function of the characteristic value, wherein the first sensor device and actuator are in communication with the control device via a cable using a real-time-capable fieldbus, the first sensor device is configured for outputting data, and the communication between the first sensor device, the control device and/or the control device and the first actuator device is in real time.
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公开(公告)号：US20240308833A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-19
申请号：US18606725
申请日：2024-03-15
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER , Thomas BOCK
CPC classification number: B67B3/26 , B67B3/204 , G01M3/38 , G06T1/0014 , G06T7/001 , G06T7/11 , G06T7/60 , G06T7/74 , G06T2207/10152 , G06T2207/20081 , G06T2207/30204
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for inspecting sealing between a closure arranged on a mouth region of a container by performing a screwing-on operation on a mouth region of the container while the container is transported along a transport path, and during transport illuminating the containers by a lighting device and recording at least one spatially resolved image of the container. An image evaluation device determines, on the basis of the relative position depicted in the at least one spatially resolved image, at least one closure rotation angle by which the closure was rotated in the course of the performed screwing—in operation, a characteristic closure rotation angle variable.
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公开(公告)号：US20220236193A1
公开(公告)日：2022-07-28
申请号：US17596191
申请日：2020-03-04
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optically inspecting containers, wherein an illumination unit emits light from a flat light-emitting surface and light transmitted or reflected by the containers is captured in at least one camera image. The camera image is analysed by an image processing unit for intensity information in order to identify foreign bodies and/or defects in the container. To this end, the light emitted from the light-emitting surface is locally encoded on the basis of at least one of a polarisation characteristic, an intensity characteristic and a phase characteristic and is captured in such a way that different emission locations on the light-emitting surface can be differentiated from one another in the camera image. The image processing unit analyses the camera image for location information of the emission locations, in order to differentiate the defects from the foreign bodies.
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公开(公告)号：US20220307987A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-29
申请号：US17596265
申请日：2020-03-06
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER , Rainer KWIRANDT
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for optically inspecting containers, wherein the containers are transported to an inspection unit with an illumination unit and with a camera, wherein the illumination unit emits light from a flat light-emitting surface, wherein the light is transmitted or reflected via the containers, wherein the camera captures a respective at least one of the containers and the light transmitted or reflected via same in at least one camera image, and wherein the at least one camera image is analysed by an image processing unit for intensity information in order to identify foreign bodies and/or defects in the container.
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公开(公告)号：US20210060974A1
公开(公告)日：2021-03-04
申请号：US16644471
申请日：2018-07-25
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER
IPC: B41J3/407
Abstract: The invention relates to a direct printing device for applying a circumferential print onto containers with at least one container seam, comprising a printhead which is configured to print directly onto a container, a detection device which is adapted such that at least one predetermined feature of the container is detected, a computing device which is configured to determine whether and possibly how the container is to be oriented in order to be moved from an actual container orientation to a predetermined target container orientation, and an orientation device which is configured to orient the container to the target container orientation on the basis of the determination by the computing device. The target container orientation is predetermined such that the container seam is oriented relative to the printhead such that a print seam, which is produced during the application of a circumferential print, substantially coincides with the container seam.
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公开(公告)号：US20240311992A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-19
申请号：US18606756
申请日：2024-03-15
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER , Thomas BOCK , Stefan POESCHL
CPC classification number: G06T7/0004 , B65D51/24 , G01M3/38 , G06T7/40 , G06T7/73
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for inspecting containers provided with closures for checking a sealing function between the closure and a container provided therewith in order to check the sealing function, the at least one spatially resolved image is recorded by the at least one image recording device in such a way that, viewed in the closure direction, a relative position of the closure with respect to the container provided therewith is depicted, and an image evaluation device determines, on the basis of the relative position depicted in the at least one spatially resolved image, at least one sealing variable that is characteristic of performing the sealing function.
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公开(公告)号：US20230341335A1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-26
申请号：US18021093
申请日：2021-07-21
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER , Rainer KWIRANDT , Stefan PIANA
Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting containers with the container closures arranged thereon, has a lighting device which illuminates the containers to be inspected and an image recording device which is configured for recording spatially resolved images of the containers. The
image recording device is at least also aligned with regions of the containers which are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the container below the container closures arranged on the containers, and an evaluation device is provided which is configured to, from at least one image recorded of the container provided with the marking, a relative rotational position of this container with respect to the container closure arranged on the container.-
8.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20230266752A1
公开(公告)日：2023-08-24
申请号：US17997350
申请日：2021-04-23
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Stefan PIANA , Herbert KOLB , Alexander HEWICKER , Anton NIEDERMEIER
IPC: G05B23/02
CPC classification number: G05B23/024 , G05B23/0283
Abstract: The invention relates to a container treatment machine for treating containers, in particular in the beverage-processing industry, medical technology, or the cosmetics industry, the container treatment machine comprising a control unit for controlling the function of the container treatment machine and at least one treatment unit for treating the containers; the container treatment machine is designed to treat the containers in exactly one way; the container treatment machine comprises at least one component which can output data relating to its operating state and/or the operating state of the container treatment machine to the control unit; and the control unit comprises a neural network which is configured and trained to use the data to determine whether a deviation of the operating state of the container treatment machine from a normal state is present and/or imminent.
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公开(公告)号：US20230177671A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-08
申请号：US17997010
申请日：2021-03-29
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Alexander HEWICKER , Anton NIEDERMEIER , Herbert KOLB
IPC: G06T7/00 , G01N21/90 , G01N21/88 , G06V10/774 , G06V10/764 , G06V10/776
CPC classification number: G06T7/0004 , G01N21/90 , G01N21/8851 , G06V10/774 , G06V10/764 , G06V10/776 , G01N2021/888 , G06T2207/20081
Abstract: A method for optically inspecting containers in a drinks processing system, wherein the containers are transported as a container mass flow using a transporter and captured as camera images by an inspection unit arranged in the drinks processing system, and wherein the camera images are inspected for faults by a first evaluation unit using a conventional image processing method, wherein the camera images with faulty containers are classified as fault images and the faults are correspondingly assigned to the fault images as fault markings, wherein the camera images with containers considered to be good quality are classified as fault-free images, the fault images, the fault markings and the fault-free images are compiled as a specific training data set, and wherein, using the specific training data set, a second evaluation unit is trained in situ with an image processing method working on the basis of artificial intelligence.
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公开(公告)号：US20220317054A1
公开(公告)日：2022-10-06
申请号：US17596084
申请日：2020-03-06
Applicant: KRONES AG
Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER
Abstract: Method for optically inspecting containers, where the containers are transported to an inspection unit with an illumination unit and with a camera, where light emitted from a planar light-emitting surface of the illumination unit is transmitted or reflected via said containers, where the camera records in at least one camera image at least one of the respective containers and the light transmitted or reflected via them, where the light emitted from the light-emitting surface is locally encoded on the basis of a wavelength property and is recorded by the camera in such a way that different emission locations of the light-emitting surface can be distinguished from one another in the at least one camera image, and that the image processing unit evaluates the at least one camera image for location information of the emission locations, in order to distinguish the defects from the foreign objects.
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